"My one pupil has begun his work with me, and I will give you a description how the lecture is conducted. It is the most important point, you know, that the tutor should be dignified and at a distance from the pupil, and that the pupil should be as much as possible degraded. Otherwise, you know, they are not humble enough. So I sit at the further end of the room; outside the door (which is shut) sits the scout; outside the outer door (also shut) sits the sub-scout: half-way downstairs sits the sub-sub-scout; and down in the yard sits the pupil. The questions are shouted from one to the other, and the answers come back in the same way - it is rather confusing till you are well used to it. The lecture goes on something like this:Tutor. What is twice three? Scout. What's a rice tree? Sub-Scout. When is ice free? Sub-sub-Scout. What's a nice fee? Pupil (timidly). Half a guinea! Sub-sub-Scout. Can't forge any! Sub-Scout. Ho for Jinny! Scout. Don't be a ninny!Tutor (looks offended, but tries another question). Divide a hundred by twelve! Scout. Provide wonderful bells! Sub-Scout. Go ride under it yourself! Sub-sub-Scout. Deride the dunder-headed elf! Pupil (surprised). Who do you mean? Sub-sub-Scout. Doings between! Sub-Scout. Blue is the screen! Scout. Soup-tureen!And so the lecture proceeds."